Stand Up to Cancer Walkies Challenge
During the month of April, our Compliance Monitoring Officer, Amanda Andrews, took part in the Stand Up To Cancer Walkies Challenge. Amanda succeeded in walking 60 miles throughout the month with her lovely miniature poodle pup Freddie to help raise much needed funds for life saving cancer research, a cause close to Amanda’s heart. Through colleagues, family and friends support, Amanda managed to raise a brilliant total of £260.
Macmillan Coffee and Cake event
In late September, we hosted a Macmillan Cancer Support coffee and cake event at our Head Office. This event was an opportunity for colleagues to get together and raise money for a great cause, all whilst enjoying some delicious food, and bonding over some fun games. Games included ‘Guess the famous baker’ and the eagerly anticipated ‘Who’s that Harpenden BS baby?’. Colleagues kindly volunteered to submit baby photos which were then put on display in the office. It was definitely harder than many anticipated, but a lot of fun too.
The winners managed to guess a total of 15 out of 23. Some amazing homemade bakes were brought in including, brownies, ginger cake, lemon drizzle cake, sausage rolls, Battenburg and more! Across our branches and head office, colleagues raised a brilliant £354.29 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Rudolph Run
On a soggy Sunday in early December our Branch Manager for Harpenden and Radlett, Louise Wilson, participated in the St Albans Rudolph Run to help raise money for Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.
With antlers on and faces decorated in paint, Louise, alongside her children, husband and niece completed the 1.5km gallop around the backstreets of St Albans. In total, Louise managed to raise a fantastic £250.
Take a read of all our colleague support in 2023 in Issue 1 Part 1 of our Mutual Magazine here or visit our dedicated colleague support page in our Mutual section here.